#muse (erik)

[reanimatedmuses]

RANDOM CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS HOUR : A lot of people have playlists for their characters, but it can take a long time to listen to a whole playlist. If you could choose ONE SONG to have your followers listen to in order to better understand your portrayal, what would it be? ( for the character/s of your choice, or all of them if you so dare! )

Ooooohhh Missa this is a really really fun question!

Okay, so. I will have to try and narrow this down. I'm gonna stick to only my monster-y muses cuz that's what mood I'm really in lately as if that wasn't obvious. But I could totally revisit this another time for more muses!

Lessee.

I thiiiiink for Red here I'd go with "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's old-fashioned, it sounds almost cheerful and upbeat like HB tries to be, but the lyrics talk about an impending doom that could either refer to his line of work or to his destiny to bring about the end of the world. Plus I see this totally being one of his favorite songs.

Not letting myself cheat and say 'Evermore' so instead I'm gonna go with "Creep" by Radiohead. It goes well with his self-loathing and desire to be seen and loved. And now I can't use this song for any of the other monsters so I gotta get creative XD

"What Could Have Been" by Sting and Ray Chen. I can't hear those lyrics and not think about the Creature. "I am the monster you created." "I want you to hurt like you hurt me today." "Why don't you love who I am?" IT FITS SO MUCH!

Also fun fact Sting actually played Frankenstein (the scientist, not the creation) in a movie from 1985 called the Bride. So there's that.

Lucy gets a song, ironically, sung by another tragic character named Lucy. "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde. Because I will never stop being sad for this poor girl who all she ever dreamed of was a happy life with people she loved who loved her back, and the fact she never got it in the novel is the most heartbreaking part of the whole story.

And now we get a couple secret menu muses I haven't used much yet! ...Or at all!

"Epiphany" from Sweeny Todd, specifically the one by Josh Groban. Not only because that's my voice claim for the Phantom, but also because this is exactly the unhinged, vengeful, tragic mood that embodies my interpretation of Erik.

Aaaand the Mouse King. So very very obscure I haven't even bothered to advertise him on my blog so far. But for him I'm going with "I'm the Bad Guy" by Caleb Hyles, originally from Wander Over Yonder. Because it's such a fun villain song and I like to think the Mouse King enjoys his villainy.

[illfatedpartners]

[𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊]: from forever again [𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: @extraordinarygrrls​ [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: Erik [𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄]:  “Can I help you?” - Genuinely asking if he needs help, maybe he's at the school 

❝ Why, my dear, do I look like I need help? ❞ Erik tells her, sounding more amused than anything else. Does this kid know who he is? It’s interesting how he crosses people on the street that have no idea who he is, not without his helmet. A hidden mutation, Charles’ favourite. Perhaps he can use this to his advantage - a clean slate. To see if he can persuade someone to see things his way without them thinking of the destruction his actions have taken in the past. A lesson in history...without his own. ❝ Are you new here, I presume? ❞

[illfatedpartners]

“ do you trust me? “ ( charles @ erik via getlostsqdwrd )

[𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: @getlostsqdwrd [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: Erik

❝With what?❞ There are variations of trust, even though people rarely classify.  ❝I trust you with my life... ❞ Does he trust him with his heart? It is stupid to even think about, so Erik will not bother saying it out loud. Hell, he is not going to bother even properly thinking about it, not because he is afraid of the answer, but simply because there is no point. Instead, he continues ❝But I am not sure I trust you to do what needs to be done. Why are you asking?❞

[illfatedpartners]

@vvithteeth​  [𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓.]

❝Adjust?❞ he lets out an unamused chuckle. Can he really blame the girl? She isn’t the first and sadly she isn’t going to be the last to feel that she has to compromise, to find herself in a place otherwise she wouldn’t be, to do things she wouldn’t do. And all because she was born with powers. Powers that his old friend Charles wants to keep hidden in hopes that the humans will not prosecute them. Another naive comprise: we are not going to bother you, we are not going to provoke you and so you have no reason to kill us. As if humans ever needed a reason to hunt down anyone that has been different.

Even the thoughts are not said out loud, Erik knows this is something that has been said before. By him. By others like him. Everyone here has heard it, perhaps even this girl has. Perhaps she even knows it, deep down. So he will not repeat it. Instead, he continues ❝The point is not to adjust. Nor it is to just survive. It is to live.❞ he pauses, finally a smile forming to his lips  ❝What do you think it is we are doing here?❞

[illfatedpartners]

“How did you get that?” (Injury meme)

[𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊]:  Send me “How did you get that?” and I will generate a number from 1-25 for what my muse responds. [𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒]: accepting [𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: @manhattanopus [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: Erik

❝ Nobody hit me, if that’s what you’re asking. ❞ he tells her as he takes a sip of his whiskey, having given up on tending to his injury. This is as far as he is willing to elaborate, and in truth, he is not sure if she is going to like his explanation  ❝It is late.❞ Erik glances at the clock on the wall  ❝Shouldn’t you be asleep?❞

[illfatedpartners]

[𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: @unsnare​ / selina [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: Erik [𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊]: Nonverbal RP Starters [𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒]: accepting [𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄]: 🔪 Point a weapon at my muse

The girl is good, he has to give her that. In the streets of Gotham she could be a queen, being able to not only defend herself but to assert dominance as well. He could use someone like her in his brotherhood...if only she was not just a human. Erik gives her an amused look, a reaction perhaps she expected from people that have lost their minds...or the will to live. In his case...the knife bends within seconds  — useless now.  ❝I really hope it was not your favourite.❞

The smirk that had formed on his lips, gone now ❝But you do not get to threaten me, dear.❞

[illfatedpartners]

[𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: @etherealbound​ [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: Erik [𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄]:  this doesn’t have to be like this. we could find another way.

Another way. How many hours he and Charles have wasted talking about idealistic futures that could not be achieved without radical actions? How many people have attempted to reach these goals by kind words, by conversations? How many of them are dead now? ❝There is no other way.❞ he shakes his head slightly, his tone firm, leaving no room for objection. Only he would not be surprised if there were more arguments against this, there are always arguments.  ❝These humans have killed fourty-five mutants. They will kill more.❞ How many times has he said this? Different times, different contexts, but the essence is always the same.  ❝They have to die.❞ he glances back to the mutants that had joined him — a signal for them to get ready to fight  ❝Where do you stand in this point of history?❞

[illfatedpartners]

[𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑]: this starter call [𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌]: erik [𝐅𝐎𝐑]: @snipesaw​

He might not know him, but he knows men like him. There are three kinds of soldiers. The first, is the rarest kind: the ones that truly wish to help and are not afraid to go against their superiors if the orders seem immoral. The second is the most common and perhaps more dangerous; soldiers blindly following orders, perhaps even liking the pain they inflict or simply they do not care. The third is the one that make decisions based on money, not on ideals or duty, but of how it would benefit them. He suspect this young man belongs to one of the last two categories, given how he is standing here now. ❝You are aware that your weapons cannot stop me. Are you not?❞